Experience

01.12.2011

Let us entertain you

My name is Johanna, and I am the Cruise Manager of NB1376 and the EXPERIENCE- blogger. I will soon (hopefully) finish my Masters studies in Spanish Translation. I have worked with entertainment since 2001 when I started as a hotel entertainer in Mallorca. Later I’ve worked as an entertainment manager in Ibiza and studied Musical Comedy in Buenos Aires.

During my 6 years of studies I have simultaneously worked for the entertainment department of various shipping companies, mainly on board Viking Lines m/s Isabella. It is unbelievable to be part of this project, every day I learn something new and amazing, my humanist brain is on full speed as I sit down and work with the engineers.

It has been surprising to realize how much actually has to be planned years in advance before the actual building starts. At the moment I’m working at the STX shipyard and from my office window I can see the empty “pool” or dry dock where the ship is going to be built.

I am going to tell you about all those things you can experience on board our ship, about entertainment for all ages, shopping and food. At the moment we are planning the atmospheres of all the different restaurants, music and entertainment and believe it or not, it is now time to start planning for the ships first cruise, the Maiden Voyage!

In the ship there will be wonderful spaces for adults and kids and there will even be something for teenagers. I hope that the new ship will be a dynamic combination of an amusement park (kids and grown-ups), culture- and concert hall and mini-vacation paradise. And if you ever wondered who is responsible of the ball pit, well, that’s me :)

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About Viking Line

In 1959 first genuine Baltic Sea car ferry, the S/S Viking, was placed in traffic between the Finnish mainland, the Åland Islands and Sweden. This was the first phase of an almost revolutionary expansion in ferry communications. More than 50 vessels have sailed in the fleets of the Viking Ship companies, and over 175 million passengers have travelled with the company’s vessels since the start. Today Viking Line has seven vessels in traffic on the Baltic Sea serving more than 6,4 million passengers per year. Operations include passenger services, recreation and cargo carrier services. The number of employees is approximately 3,000. The company was listed on Helsinki Stock exchange in 1995.